Sweet Events

The Saturn Club in Buffalo was “pinked-out” this afternoon. More than 70 participants gathered for a special power-yoga session to raise awareness and funding for breast cancer, all while relaxing their bodies and their minds.

Sweet little Sydney Gill is smiling from ear to ear in her photo, so you’d never know that she can’t use her arm. Sydney suffers from shoulder dystocia (Erbs palsy), but friends of the family say she’s the strongest girl they know.

Brandon Kupiec, a graduate of Niagara Wheatfield High School, was an avid blood donor since he was 16 years old. He knew the importance of giving back, which is why his family recently teamed up with UNYTS Aug. 3 at DeGraff Memorial Hospital to host a community blood drive in his memory.

“Message in a Bottle,” an adventure/drama about three teens whose lives are changed forever when they go on a journey to rescue a kid sending eerie notes down stream in bottles, will soon be featured in three local movie screenings.

As some of you may know, we launched the Sweet Buffalo Rocks project over the winter and it continues to grow. We now have 700 members in the Sweet Buffalo Rocks Facebook group who are painting and hiding rocks all over Western New York.

Hey, Buffalo parents! Yeah, I’m talking to you! I need you to stop doing what you’re doing right now and buy a ticket to the exciting “Babies and Bumps” event to be held 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. this Saturday, April 29 at the Hyatt Regency Buffalo.

Have you heard of the the Museum of disABILITY History? It’s an amazing place in Buffalo (and the only one of its kind in the United States) that it is dedicated to advancing the understanding, acceptance, and independence of people with disabilities.

Enjoy April Fool’s Day with a night filled with laughs as Open Arms WNY, a new non-profit based out of Lockport, hosts its first stand-up comedy night, Comedy for a Cause. The event will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. April 1, in the club-like atmosphere of the Kenan Center’s Taylor Theatre, 433 Locust St., Lockport.

What a beautiful thing it is when women take the time to empower other women. On Thursday, March 2, that’s exactly what many WNY women will be doing at the IGNITE 2017 Awards Luncheon hosted by the Women’s Business Center at Canisius College.

Nick Guy and Lizz Schumer of Buffalo’s West Side have seen firsthand how integral the immigrant and refugee population is to our community, which is why they are hosting a “Cash Mob” at the West Side Bazaar 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16.